New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-07
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BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Copyrighti 1887 The Netc- York Tribune.
DUBLIN, Oct. 6.-Coming in the thick of the
blunders and outrages and revelations in which
they are fiounderng just now. the breakdown
of the prosecution against the Lord Mayor
to-day is staggering blow to the Coer-
ciOnists. The whole occasOn-the prosecution in
common pohce-court of the chief magistrate of
Dublin, the highest civic dignitary i'll Irelaud-was
striking and unprecedented one. and the Lord
Mayor aud his friends were determined that
far they could help, 1t should miss
of It's significance The Corporation yesterday
resolved to attend His LordShip to the court IN
state.
AT noon to-day, accordingly, Dawson-st. was
lined with the carriages of the Aldermen aud Coun-
cioTs clad i'll their robes of scarlet fur.
great crowd was cheering enthusiastically in
front of the Mansion House, where the Lord
Mayor in his court suit, his chain of Office and his
robes was stepping into his gorgeous state coach
manned by lackeys with powdered hair still
more gorgeous coach preceded him from the WIN
dows of winch protruded TIE sword aud mace, SYM
bols of municipal authority, the fasces of Dubin's
civic fathers The carriage of the High sheriff, Mr.
Sexton. NJ. p, went before THIS. TIE City Marshal
a splendid parsonage in military uniform, role up
and down arranging tha procession. The
streets were thronged with huzzaing
crowds all along the route. 1t
curious to see the police draw
themselves up respectfully and salute the culprit
on his way to trial and his colleague the High
Sheriff, from whose carragel viewed the scene. On
the outer wall of the police court somebody had
stuck up the cartoon of United Ireland rep
resenting Mr. Bafour eXtinguishing the liberty
of the press In the yard when we arrived the
black van was waiting TO carry away the thieves
aud drunkards whom the magistrate had been pol
ishing OF rather summariy all the morning III
order that the turn of the Right Honorable limo
thy Daniel Sullivan mi ghl be reached III good time
Attended by his Councillors, by his sword bearer
and mace bearer ~ his chaplain and his secretary,
by his Marshal and major-domO and by his pushed
and powdered foOtmen: surrounded by all the
pomp aud insignia of his ancient office
aud looking. in his gray HAIR and his
stately robes and chains like a Venetian Dogc,
the Right Honorable Timothy Daniel sullivan,
Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of Dublin
mounted the staircase sacred TO the rascaldom
of the town aud entered the squalid police court,
to show cause why he should not be condemned
as felon to plank bed and prison suit Of
shame. the first Lord Mayor in British or Irish
history that ever found himself in such position.
In spite of all this the prosecution broke down.
The crime with which the Lord Mayor was
charged, was lUDll>nlDp III Ulp newspaper, iN'
Nation reports of meetings of suppressed branches
of the National League. According to the law the
Crown were bound to prove tha; the meetings dil
actually take place that they were meetings Of the
National League. aud that II was th.se par'Icu ar
meeting which were reported in The Nation. They had
the unparalleled aGroutery to attempt 10 get con
vlction without making any preteucc OF proving
this at all. Happily the me strate vas not one of
their C0etcIon Act hravOcs lie was one of The
regular police magistrates Of the city who knew
and respected gtLc law and was not fprcparcd 10
swallow All his principles at the cCmmaal OF
Crown Prosecutor. lie dismssc the case on tho
ground OF Insufficient proof leaving the Crown
Prosecutors Carson. tho same who received the
cipher dispatch at Mtchelstovn. utterly dumb
founded, and letting the Losd Mayor 20 forth i
Iree man.
/ lie returned to the Mansion llouse amid the lid
enthusiasm Of the citizens.
The moral effect OF this collapse will be t,emend-
GUS. 1t is another proof that this Government are
as incompetent as they Lre nal gnaat. ILcy
struck at one of the most honorcd men in Ireland
and tley nave fallen sp1awug themselves in the
act Of delivering the llow. l. is another proof,
following fast upon the failure Of the hrst pros
ccuton against Nj William O'Buen. that their
Coercion Act is breaking il theirhands This was
their first attack with it upon the press and the
press remains a. little hurt rs the National League
branches which, though suppressed above tort
night, are as active rs ever and which have not
seen member Of theirs sent to prison vet.
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